washer
IPA: wˈɑʃɝ
noun
- Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
- A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
- A person who washes his or her hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- A face cloth.
- A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.
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Examples of "washer" in Sentences
- The washer nut is a combination nut and washer.
- Worn washers are the biggest cause of faucet leaks.
- A flat washer fits between the bolt and one washer.
- That's because that window washer is not a window washer.
- The washer is located to the northwest of the maintenance shop.
- A load washer is disposed between the nut and the spring washer.
- A third metallic washer is positioned inboard of the pliable washer.
- The benefit of the washer is that it easily loops through a carabiner.
- The combined force of the sleeve and washer causes the rubber to expand.
- Another parameters was the load deflection characteristics of the washers.
- The curtains are washed and ironed, and the floor under the washer is clean.
- The elastomeric washer is adjacent to the concave surface of the crowned washer.
- This particular clothes washer is touch pad everything, and is getting no power.
- Honestly, for a lot of us singles or small families, a washer is not worth it in more than one way. cpethr
- We ended up buying a GE front-loading pair, and they work like a charm (so quiet -- you can barely tell the washer is on!).
- Big steamshovels dug up the ore and loaded it onto the cars and brought it into what they called the washer, where it was washed.
- My SIL who has these old washer and drier at her house and whose standard of cleaning are MUCH higher than mine says that her washer is very effective.
- I think I've also convinced T that a front-loader washer is the way to go, although the price jump between top-loaders and front-loaders is considerable ($300 or less to $800 or more, just for the washer).
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